Overview
- The working hatchback, built and calibrated by Austrian firm AVL with Suzuki, was shown at the 47th International Vienna Motor Symposium as a technology demonstrator.
- The 1.4‑litre direct‑injection setup runs on hydrogen in two ways: a lean mode for higher efficiency and a Lambda=1 stoichiometric mode for more power, enabled by a cooled exhaust‑gas recirculation system that tempers heat and NOx.
- AVL cites output of about 100 kW and 220 Nm, with the stoichiometric setting adding roughly 10 kW and 20 Nm over the lean calibration.
- Suzuki says this is not a production model and has no near‑term launch plans for a hydrogen‑engine Swift in any market.
- The project uses a hydrogen combustion engine rather than a fuel cell, which is less efficient but can be cheaper to adapt for small cars, and interest in infrastructure is growing with pilots such as the BPCL‑backed hydrogen station at Cochin International Airport in India.